University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
Get to know the class.
Published class profile
Entering class of 2024Class averages describe a previous cohort, not a requirement or your chance of acceptance. DAT scales and cohort years differ; compare them carefully.
View the published source ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20See the 2024 academic averages & score ranges
These ranges cover the middle 90% of enrolled students (5th–95th percentiles). They are not admissions cutoffs. All DAT scores here use the legacy 1–30 scale.
| Measure | Mean | 5th–95th |
|---|---|---|
| Overall GPA | 3.77 | 3.42-3.97 |
| Science GPA | 3.71 | 3.41-3.98 |
| DAT Academic Average | 20.2 | 17-24 |
| DAT Perceptual Ability | 19.8 | 16-23 |
| DAT Total Science | 19.8 | 17-24 |
The latest national enrollment data.
151 in-state applications. Offers and school-level academic averages are not included in this table. Enrollment is not the number of offers, and these figures do not establish your admission chances.
ADEA 2025 workbook · Table 5 ↗Reviewed 2026-09-20 · source row 39Plan your application.
Before you apply
Published admissions policy; confirm your application cycle. Requirements and recommendations below are not class averages.
- Degree & college credits
- Not yet verified
- Prerequisite courses
- Prerequisites must be finished by the spring before entry. Includes biology, biochemistry, an additional specified biology course, two terms each of chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and writing; review lab rules.
- GPA policy
- Science and math GPA: 3.0 minimum; 3.4+ preferred.
- DAT policy
- Not yet verified
- Shadowing
- 80–100 hours of observation or dental work across at least three offices strongly suggested.
- Recommendation letters
- Three recommendations or a pre-health committee evaluation. Without a committee, at least one faculty and one dentist letter are required.
- Residency & eligibility
- Not yet verified
- Community service
- Not yet verified
- Application & selection
- Ongoing service, communication, critical thinking and professional character inform holistic review.
Unverified fields do not mean there is no requirement. Confirm your cycle and course equivalencies with admissions.
Reviewed 2026-09-20Your research checklist
Coursework, DAT policy, letters, deadlines, supplemental materials, costs, and clinical education all deserve a place in your school research.
Build a school research plan →From application to enrollment.
The same historical cohort is used for every count below. These figures describe a past cycle, not an individual’s admission chances.
| Group | Applicants | Offers | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 150 | 56 | 47 |
| Out-of-state | 867 | 48 | 30 |
| International | 13 | 2 | 2 |
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